Polysomnography-Related Respiratory Care

TITLE 54 PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES CHAPTER 43 RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE ACT 54-4307. POLYSOMNOGRAPHY-RELATED RESPIRATORY CARE. (1) Only persons who are licensed as respiratory care practitioners or who are exempt from licensure pursuant to section 54-4312 , Idaho Code, or who hold a permit issued by the board under the provisions of this chapter may provide polysomnography-related respiratory care services. (2)  An applicant for a permit to provide polysomnography-related respiratory care services must: (a)  Submit an application to the board on forms prescribed by the board and pay the permit fee required under this chapter; (b)  Not have been convicted of an offense or disciplined by a licensing body in a manner that bears, in the judgment of the board, a demonstrable relationship to the provision of polysomnography-related respiratory care services; (c)  Be a high school graduate or have passed a general educational development (GED) examination and earned a GED certificate; and (d)  Be currently certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (3)  A polysomnographic technologist applicant must have successfully completed the certification examination approved by the board. (4)  A polysomnographic technician applicant must have successfully completed a polysomnography program of not less than one (1) year duration, associated with a nationally accredited educational facility.